£13.01 per hour plus £1.57 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
11 Oct 2026

Role & Department Overview

The Students’ Union’s Voice team is looking to recruit a current Lancaster University student to assist with research and insight activity for the remainder of the academic year.

The Students’ Union’s Voice team co-ordinate student representation, democracy, campaigning, and lobbying across Lancaster University. We are looking to expand our research capacity to ensure the campaigns we run and the decision we make as a representative body are well-informed.
 

Pay Rate: £13.01 per hour plus £1.57 holiday pay

Start Date: 19th October 2026

End Date: 30th June 2027

Job Description

As Research Assistant, you will provide direct support to student leaders and our on-going strategic projects. Task will typically include:

- Delivery of face-to-face student engagement activity,
- Design and analysis of quantitative data sets,
- Delivery of focus groups and interviews,
- Analysis of qualitative data,
- Preparation of reports and presentations.

Person Specification

Essential

1. Current Lancaster University student.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
3. Strong interpersonal and project management skills
4. Reliable, and able to meet strict deadlines.
5. Ability to work as part of a team.
 
Desirable

1. Experience of research design.
2. Experience delivering focus groups and/or research interviews.
3. Ability to confidently handle quantitative and qualitative data.
4. Competent IT skills (Microsoft Office, survey design software).
 

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Collaboration
  • Analysing
  • Creativity
  • Integrity
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Organisation

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.